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CHAPTER EDUCATIONAL REFORM IN THEl970's

Because the student selection system affects all education in Japan, we must try, from now on, to improve that system. The aim should be that in the selection of students for higher education, the records of those who, at the secondary level, studied the planned curriculum conscientiously, should be fairly evaluated and that each student should be able to gain admittance into a university suited to his individual abilities without special preparation for entrance exams. The improvement of the selection procedure must be based on the following principles:

(l) School records, fairly showing what students have accomplished in senior high school, should be used as one element in selection.

(2) A common test with a broad range should be developed and used as a means to adjust the different standards of evaluation among high schools.

(3) When a university wants, it may initiate a test to examine certain abilities needed for a specific field or require essays and/or personal interviews. The results of all these should be used in making a comprehensive judgment.